“SeeSaw Networks, the leading aggregator of inventory across more than 40 digital out-of-home networks, announced the addition of four new network affiliates. In addition, the media company unveiled an upgrade to its Web-based planning platform, SeeSaw Ads.com, that includes more precise marketing tools.”

“Verizon’s chief technology officer, Dick Lynch, unexpectedly told a crowd at the Cisco C-Scape conference on Tuesday that his firm expected to have LTE in service by “this time next year.” A Verizon spokesperson confirmed that Snyder made these remarks, but had no additional information to provide. “

“Verizon Wireless is going where no national advertiser has gone before: to HD Radio side channels. Since April and continuing into next year, the frequent radio advertiser is sponsoring a branded channel on the HD2 channels of 21 Clear Channel radio stations.

Called Verizon New Music, the channel is also streamed on the Internet.”

“Perlson heads TargetSpot Inc., which acquired a rival in October to create the largest seller of Internet radio ads. New York-based TargetSpot will handle online ads for more than 1,000 stations, including those owned by terrestrial broadcasters such as CBS Radio, which is an investor in TargetSpot, and Internet-only radio sites such as those on AOL and Live 365.”

“There’s been a recent update to TiVo boxes, enabling two famous and long-rumored features: Netflix support and Ads displayed while pausing/fast-forwarding. Both were first discussed on this site four years ago and it wasn’t until this week that both finally became available for TiVo users.”

“However, from a design point of view, there’s definite merit in removing any extraneous elements and devices to provide as clean and uncomplicated interface as possible. The outcome is a tendency towards simplicity – the same general goal as Popper – although the driver was distinctly different.”